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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELEGRAM NUMBER 6762 OF 11 NOVEMBER.
MIPT: TEXTILES: M F A DRAFT BILATERAL AGREEMENT
(ARTICLE 113 COMMITTEE 10 NOVEMBER)
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1. AT A SPECIAL MORNING MEETING RESTRICTED TO HEADS OF DELEGATION TRAN (COMMISSION) ANNOUNCED THAT THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WAS
UNACCEPTABLE TO THE SUPPLIERS AND THAT CHANGES WERE NECESSARY IF THE
COMMISSION WAS TO STAND ANY CHANGE OF NEGOTIATING SUCCESSFULLY.
2. THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS (COPIES ALREADY SENT BY BAG) WERE
DISCUSSED AT A PROTRACTED EVENING SESSION. THE U.K., FRANCE AND
IRELAND PROTESTED AT THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF SUBSTANTIAL
CHANGES AT THIS STAGE AND INSISTED THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE
THEIR APPROVAL TO A SINGLE DETAIL OF THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS
WITHOUT FURTHER TIME FOR CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION THEREFORE
PROCEEDED STRICTLY AD REFERENDUM,
DISCUSSION
3. ARTICLE 1 ABBATE (COMMISSION LEGAL SERVICES) EXPLAINED THAT
THE COMMISSION HAD NOW CONCLUDED THAT USE OF THE NIMEXE COULD
NOT BE IMPOSED IN THE BODY OF THE AGREEMENTS. NEVERTHELESS HE
ACCEPTED THAT EFFECTIVE CONTROL BY THE COMMUNITY WAS POSSIBLE
ONLY ON THE BASIS OF ITS OWN NOMENCLATURE AND THEREFORE PROPOSED
THE FOLLOWING STRATEGY: THE COMMISSION WOULD SEEK ACCEPTANCE OF THE NIMEXE (POSSIBLY IN AN ANNEX TO THE AGREEMENTS). IF THIS
FAILED THE COMMISSION WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR IN AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS
WITH EACH PARTY THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD BASE ITS POSITION ON THE
NIMEXE IN ANY DISPUTE WHICH AROSE OVER THE OPERATION OF QUOTAS.
RESTRICTED
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